Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-14
CLIPPER AS A Bird.
The Process Throu II Which a Mil
lionairc Was Put.

hbbsttTc w a. 4 hh.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-I CHANGED the
other day to be in the establishment OF
man whose time is devoted to developing
the fiat chests and flabby muscles of the
sons of New York's millionaires. 1t was
shortly after II O'Clock and was talking
| with the professor" near the WINDOW
when bTougham drove up slowly ana
stopped at the door. 1t was a magnlh-
cent equlpage. The body was OF bottle
| green and the running gear OF bright req
| Two men IN green livery sat on the box
and the horses pranced up and down ana
rolled their eyes with all the evidence OF
thoroughbred stock. The gymnasium
was on the second floor and we sat look
ing down at the new arrival. The foot
man jumped to the ground and threw
open the door of the carriage.
There's an athlete" said the Profess
sor with immense contempt. Wait and
have a look at him. He only lives four
blocks from here, and yet he gets out
that big carriage and horses just to bring
him around here even when the weather
is as pleasant as 1t is to-day"
"Dces ne sparF
ga little. He is trying to reduce his
weight without doing any hard WORK"
Presently there emerged from the door
a man about "a years of age with black
beard decorating the lower part of his
face and a corpulent and unwieldy figure
clad in tweed suit. He had a single glass
in one of his weak eyes, and after he had
stepped 10 the ground he Strengthened
himself up with an effort and glared up
and down the street. He made one or two
efforts to move his shoulders back, and
then leaned heavily on his cane and con-
tlnued to peer about. A moment later
smugged-taced English valet hurried up
with satchel IN one hand and light top
coat thrown over his arm. The ''athlete"
said something in snarling way to the
man. and the pair labOred upstairs and
entered the gymnasium.
'How are you this morningW asked
the Professor, nCddlDg carelessly to the
man of wealth.
''Rawther stale,'' said the other laconi-
cally, gave dinner last night and drank
a barrel OF wine."
Then he followed his servant into one
of the rear dressing rooms and came out
few minutes later clad in fiannels, with
heavy wooden ''sweater" pulled over
his plump body and apollo cap jammed on
the back of his head. He looked like the
lat woman OF a second-rete Bowery mu-
scum going to toboggan slide. Mean
while his servant went out in the street
and walked up and down smoking a cob
pipe complacently. "The athlete'' seized
pair of wooden dumb-bells which
weighed about three pounds apiece, and
under the tuition Of the master raised
them above his head twenty
two times. He began with the idea
OF raising them fifty times, but his pluck
eVaporated at twenty-five and be stopped
there. Then he swung an Indian club,
pulled himself back and forth in rowing
machine until he was IN what he called
"a tidy drip" and ran around in circle,
closely pursued by the Professor. He
tried TO stop every time he made the cir
cult of the floor, but he was urged on
until he completed the requisite number
of steps, and then boxing gloves were
drawn on his hands and be was forced to
dance around In lively fashion for
fifteen minutes. There was no sinking
there. for the Professor tapped him on the
nose and raped him in the neck with
such vim that he was obliged to keep
moving in selt-defense. While he was at
the very height of the exercise, out of
breath and as agitated and ratified
man as L ever saw, the professional
rubber of the establishment seized
him, stretched him out on q cot with
all his tiannels on, and laid blanket after
blanket on top OF him until he was buried
out of sight. Even his head was wrapped
in flannels. He lay under this mass of
covering for twenty minutes, and then
MS man was caileu IN 10 the assistance
OF the rubber. They whisked him out of
bed. stripped him, and plunged him into
a hot bath. Here he boiled and kicked
and howled, while the rubber pulled him
ABOUT, pinched. kneaded and patted him,
and finally landed him on his feet in the
driving room, roaring protest after pro-
test with every shortcoming breath. He
was sOused in alcohol, dressed, and a
moment later stepped out perfectly clad
with fresh rose in his buttonhole, a
rudy color in his cheek, and bright
CLEAN in his eye.
"Now," ne said, as he started away, 81
feel as clipper as bird"
Then he went forth to spend the rest
of the day in pulling down the constitu.
ton which he had just braced up.
BLAKELY HALL,